Thursday afternoon, after feeding the dogs at 4:00 PM, I laid down on the bed to read and promptly fell asleep, waking at nearly 8:30 PM.

Fortunately, after a dinner of steak and a baked potato, I actually slept quite well through the night.

Friday began with breakfast on the deck with a quite comfortable temperature but immediately returned to bed with a headache and a heavy feeling of brain-fatigue, a fog.

Four hours of uninterrupted sleep still did not ease the weight of leaden eyelids and the foggy brain. I ate the rest of the the previous evening’s steak and a second potato I had baked.

The afternoon was restful and unproductive. Mama Kay delivered my regular Friday order from China Cottage and my friend, Nicole, delivered a bag filled with fresh vegetables from her garden.

This evening has been the ultimate comfort zone on the deck with a consistent cool breeze and the brilliant red cardinal bidding a loud “goodnight.”

Chief and Erma are stretched out near me on the deck while Harrigan and Bailey scour the backyard for whatever grabs their attention.

On to more reading while listening to a a fairly dull YouTube video on Mary Lincoln suggested by a member of the Abraham Lincoln Forum on Facebook.